Adventures in Extreme Parenthood

This is MY reality

2012-02-27T13:35:00.004-05:00

I wasn't going to write about this. I was going to quietly maintain my position as a parent of two children on the spectrum because I have always prided myself on walking the middle ground as a...

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Special Needs Ryan Gosling, Week 3

2012-02-21T12:50:00.002-05:00

I had so many awesome suggestions for this week's post that I had to choose two. The first was an idea from the always amazing, Alexandra the Empress of Good Day, Regular People. The...

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The Cadbury bunny gives my son the heebie jeebies.

2012-02-17T10:44:00.001-05:00

Yesterday Sam and I were watching TV and a commercial for the Cadbury chocolate company came on the tube. We all know the one I'm talking about, right? What can be cuter than a handful of...

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Special Needs Ryan Gosling, Week 2

2012-02-15T00:00:00.000-05:00

Last week I asked you to give me your best ideas for a "Hey Girl" poster and as I promised I chose my favorite. Many thanks to AKButler of Try Defying Gravity for her great sense of humor...

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It's not always easy to laugh

2012-02-14T13:27:00.001-05:00

I have my parents to thank for my sense of humor. My dad is an incredibly brilliant man. He's a nuclear physicist and has worked with top officials in our government preventing weapons of...

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Special Needs Ryan Gosling, Part II

2012-02-09T08:09:00.001-05:00

I never expected my first Special Needs Ryan Gosling post to go viral. To be honest I was having a pretty crappy day yesterday between missing the funeral of a very dear friend and being cooped up...

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Special Needs Ryan Gosling

2012-02-08T13:28:00.000-05:00

We've all seen the hilarious new meme going around featuring random photos of the actor Ryan Gosling with the words, "Hey Girl" written on them. Currently there is a Ryan Gosling on Homeschooling,...

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When you have a blog label for "POOP"

2012-02-08T10:47:00.000-05:00

WHEN YOU HAVE A BLOG LABEL FOR "POOP": Chances are your blog is about special needs, caregiving, or you just have a really sick sense of humor. Your readers are thankful your blog doesn't come...

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I believe she hung the moon

2012-02-07T17:00:00.000-05:00

There are many people who knew Susan better than I did. Dozens of her friends in the Washington DC area attended blogging conferences with her or hung out socially in the evenings and weekends...

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Interior Decorating: The Autism Edition

2012-01-12T17:49:00.003-05:00

All this week I've been watching Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram fill with photos of my friends doing the January Photo A Day Challenge. I didn't join in on the photo a day challenge myself...

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Enough with the "Sophie's Choice" nightmares

2012-01-10T12:39:00.000-05:00

When I was in high school I read William Styron's novel, Sophie's Choice about Nazi-occupied Europe and a mother forced to make a gut-wrenching choice between two unbearable options upon entering a...

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Falling off the four letter word wagon

2012-01-09T10:01:00.000-05:00

Some of you may remember a post I wrote about swearing a year ago. At the time I wrote that post it reflected my true feelings about the use of various four letter expletives and I maintained...

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8 years, 11 months, and 10 days

2012-01-06T15:07:00.001-05:00

To be able to say, SAM IS POTTY TRAINED!! Can I get an Amen?!

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I'm raising honey badgers

2011-12-29T14:22:00.001-05:00

Today the Trouble Brothers and I ventured out of the house to get some much needed grocery shopping done. This always seems like a rather easy venture up until the point I am actually in the...

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I'm full of Christmas cheer and snark.

2011-12-18T11:28:00.000-05:00

Last night my man and I went to his company's black tie Christmas party in Arlington at the fancy-schmanciest country club Virginia offers. Getting ready for this party cost the two of us no less...

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This is how I see you

2011-12-14T18:31:00.000-05:00

I'm decorating the tree tonight, carefully placing the lights and each of the ornaments you lovingly collected since Caryn, Molly, and I were little and I can physically feel you here with me. You...

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Christmas fun at The Gaylord National

2011-12-06T16:34:00.001-05:00

On Sunday I made a trip near DC for an afternoon of fun with the amazing MomzShare ladies and their families at the Gaylord National. We had a full day of fun activities planned and...

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Dear Ann Curry

2011-11-15T13:34:00.001-05:00

Dear Ann Curry: This morning I was watching your broadcast, as I do every morning, and I heard the story about the young lady named Cheyenne who was both bullied and demeaned by her special...

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"He never got outside the building"

2011-11-09T13:17:00.001-05:00

There are a number of phrases no parent ever wants to hear. No one likes hearing their child has been naughty or has disobeyed an adult's orders. As a special needs parent I especially...

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I'm on TV!

2011-11-04T16:04:00.001-04:00

Well, my cookies have at least. My sister, Caryn of Fat & Sassy Mama, has a weekly cooking segment on News 9 of Oklahoma City each week and this week I gave her the go ahead to make my cookies...

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In which my son fillets his bed like a fish

2011-10-24T15:13:00.000-04:00

On Friday the Trouble Brothers were out of school for a teacher's development day. I am not going to get into how I feel about days off during the school week and how it wreaks havoc upon my sons...

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Insta-Friday, Take 2

2011-09-23T00:00:00.000-04:00

WOOHOO! Thank GOD it's Friday! I'm joining my pal Jeannett over at Life Rearranged again this week and her awesome Insta-Friday meme which consists of sharing mobile photos you have taken...

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The Trouble Brothers' Guide to The Best iPad Apps!

2011-09-20T15:56:00.001-04:00

Over the summer break the boys' dad surprised Sam and Noah with two iPads. It is quite possible they love those iPads more than all the chocolate chip cookies, Dora the Explorer episodes, and...

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ASkate: On a wheel and a prayer

2011-09-19T11:49:00.000-04:00

I have been blessed with a number of very strong women in my life. My mom, my grandmother, my aunt Richadene, and my older sister, Caryn. Each of these women have imparted their wisdom and their...

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It's Insta-Friday!

2011-09-09T00:00:00.000-04:00

My pal Jeanett of Life Rearranged has a weekly meme consisting of dozens of people who chronicle their week via pictures from their cell phones. For those of us with iPhones Instagram...

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